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Australia to build a pirate-proof fence: Brace yourselves, Google

Spazturtle Silver badge

"If people really want your stuff you have to sell it?"

When that stuff is not real property but 'intellectual' property then yes.

If you don't want to sell me a painting your made that's fine, but you shouldn't be able to stop me painting my own copy to hang in my living room.

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